Trading-stamp.



J. MARTIN & H. FIETSCE, Jn. TRADING STAMP. Arrmouron FILED 001221, 1910.

Patented Sepi?.\26, 191'1.

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JOHN MARTIN AND HERMAN FIETSCH, JR., F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TRADING-STAMP.

inclinan Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 26, 1911.

Application tiled October 21, 1910. Serial No. 588,307.

To all whom it 'may concern:

De it known that we, JOHN MARTIN and Herman Fin'rson, Jr., citizens ofthe United States, and residents of Chicago, in 'the county ot Cook andState of Illinois, have, invented certain new and useful lmprovements inTradi11g-Stamps; and we do hereby declare that the following isna full,clear, and exact description thereof, refer 1g ence being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specilication.

This invention relates to an improvement 15 in trading; Stamps andconsists ot' the .matters hereinafter described and more particularlypointed outin the appended claims.

In the drawings:-'l"igure l is a perspective View of a an to which isapplied ,a label provided with our improved trading;` stamp. Fig. 2 is adetail plan view of a part of the label which contains the triuling,

stamp. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the same. Fig. -it le a plan view of apart of a .label provided with a slightly modified form of the. trading'stamp.

Our improved trading stamp is printed on the usual label. applied tobottlefsJ cans, cartons and the like. ll is shown herein as printed on alabel applied to a can.

ln the, drawings A. indieatee a taehcd to a ran il, and (l indicates ingstamp which is; printed on the label.

rthe trading' Stamp (i ia printed with the usual indicia indicating' itsvalue, the origin of the goods; and the like.

in order that the stamp (i may be detachable from the label, it'. if`outlined by lines of perforatioim c by reason of which it may 4() bereadily torn from the body of the label.

ln that eu'ibraliment of our invention illus trated in Figs. l to Il,the stamp is pro Avided with a tab or extenaionl l), the outline. ofwhich is defined by a eut through the label indicated by the unbrokenline Il, ywhich severa' the tab from the label except that portion of itwhich ia joined to the stamp. This tab being); disconnected Afrom thelahelproper, it may he grasped by the label atthe. trad 5'0 thumb andlingers, so as to tear the stamp .from the label'along tlu l1nes ot'portoration.

ln the construction of the label we provide means which will prevent therear face ot' the stamp from adhering to the can, carton or otherpackage to which the label is tof, perforation applied. To this end wepreferably print or otherwise apply to the rear Surface of the label andimmediatelyhack of the stamp, an impression ot a wax preparation or ofsome oily or greasy material which will not adhere to the paste or glueused. This irnpression is indicated in Fig.l 3 by the reference. letterit). The impression il is made large enough so that it will extendbeyond the limits of the et'ztmp in order to protect the stamp 'fullyand prevent. any part'. ot it from adhering to the can.

rlhe label and trading stamp may he used without the tab l), andiirliig. t is illustrated a label containing a trading;r Stamp withoutsuch tab. Gl indicates the Stamp. ln this (anse, the linea offaerioration o" extend completely aboutA the trading stamp. ln order toremove the stamp it is necessary to take a knife or some sharp pointedinstrument in order to detach one corner of the stamp from the label,after which it may be readily torn therefrom along the lines ofperforation.

lt is Sometimes d esirable for convenience ot' collecting, to paratetrading stamps -in a book. Since the rear face of the stamp de- .aeribedabove eau not. be caused to adhere by the use of paste or glue, byreason of the waxy or greasy'impreeaion lil, the. printing on the. faceot the stamp is duplicated on the rear side of the stamp before the waxor oily impreaaion l'l is placed upon it, so that said. stamp, 'whenremoved from the label, may be placed in the book with its obverse facepasted to the page of the book and ita` reverse face exposed to view.The waxy or oily impreeaon being transirarent..l the printing on thereverse. yide of the stamp willbe visible through the impreaaion la'.

()|\iously. other means than that. heretofore described may be providedfor preventing the. rear face of the stamp from adhering to the eau orother package to which the label is applied. For example, when applying4the paste or gum to the label, the paste. or lrum may be omitted fromthe rear face of that part of the label which bears the stamp. vThus thepart,- l) in Fig'. tl will, in this ease, he a blank space which is notcovered by the adhesive by which the label is to be secured in place.lVhile we have mentioned the use ot' lines las the preferred way oflines defining the Stamp, it

weakening the.

ways of weakening is apparent that other represented by used in theclaims.

'by thel term. lines of said lines `vvitli like ell'ectlmav be adoptedand thse are to be 4understood ,as included ,VVe' claim as our inventionzl. In combination with a label adapted to be pasted to a can or thelike, a, trading stamp printed'y on said label, and an adhef sionprevent'inglayer larger than the stamp applied to thelreverse side ofthe label be` neaththe-stamp,

hering to the can or the like, said label being provided .Witli'A linesof perforation adapted y to permit the ready severance of the stamp fromthe label. l

' 2. In combination with a, label adaptedto perforation When and adaptedto prevent the y l stamp bearing part of the label from adl Witnesses:

be attached to'a cnn or the like by ineens A of anl.'1dliesiv'e,'a4trading stamp printed on said label, the printing on said stamp beingduplicated on the reve-irse side of the stmp,

ami-1d transparent me@l s covering the'reverse.

slde of the stamp vbearing -Pnl't of the label I adapted to prevent thatpartof the label from sticking to -t-he can or lthe like.

In testimony, that {We claiin the foregoing CLARENCE E. MEHLHOPE, GEORGER.' WILK'INS.

